First Pre-Production Chevrolet Volt Completed

GM announced that the first pre-production Chevrolet Volt has rolled off the line at the Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant.

GM announced that the first pre-production, all-electric Chevrolet Volt has rolled off the line at the Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant.

That doesn't sound like a big deal, since Volts have been available on and off for press reviews over the past several months. But those Volts were hand-built prototypes, whereas this is the first time a Volt went through the regular production process from start to finish--electric drivetrain parts and all.

Assembly workers will continue to build more pre-production Volts in the coming months, GM said in a statement. Engineers will pour over the results and help gear up the plant to begin actual retail production in earnest later this year.